Scotland 1696 40 shillings

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41548

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 41548 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCOTLAND. 40 Shillings, 1696. Edinburgh Mint. William II. NGC VF-35. Attractively toned in pearly grey shades with red encrustations in the protected areas. Well centered and struck from worn dies, though considerable luster remains visible. Minor friction noted in the reverse fields under a glass. Impressive sharpness for this surprisingly SCARCE type. From the Loch Ness Collection. Ex Robinson Collection (Baldwin's - 10/2004) Lot # 274."

This type was struck 1695-1700 and was worth roughly three English shillings. The 1699 is the most common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 18.33 g.

Catalog reference: S-5681; KM-143; Burns-5 (fig. 1074).

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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